Die-sinker&#39;s vise



Get. 4,' 1927.

- 1,644,437 B. M.' LOFQUIST 'DIE SINKEasVIsE Filed Aug. 18. 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 projected through the j aws. to hold the work etween' them and as eachV screw can be vradjusted independently they will conform to any irregularities inthe surface of the work. TheV drawings do not`show lthese screws asn holding the work but that will `be obvious.

i VAs yso far described, the jaws 26 can be tipped up about the longitudinal axis only,

i to such `position as is possible dueto the limitation of the flangev 2O at the bottom.

l Y and the jaw 26 will lthen be capable ofi-,be-

ing-.swung down into thefrecess 22 so asl to vg'et-anfadjustment up toabout la' '45iangle as showniin'; dottedflines in Fig. '2. On" the end$1 of one of the-centeijpins 24y fixed a i metalr plate 30 concentric with ythe stud and having a vscale around itV to indicate the j Y `angle to which-'the supportris turned.V A 25 '10;for. indicatingV this angle onthe scale. The nut-"18 Iisfsp'aced from a Aplate 33 jwhich' E1n: case it #is Y fhave-inewfaeseribeathe method of tin;-l V,ingfthe workf'holding jaws about what I` have called the Vlongitudinal" axis. When I itV stationary pointer 31 is provided on the base engaging thev Work., :A

@is-desired to .tiltthem about 'a transverse 1 axisf the centerpin 2-5 is removed yby taking ontthescrew'thatholdsfit and Vthe piece` 203is removed. "Then the whole support can b elswung down as shown "in 4, about Y Qa'transversefaxis and adjusted there; .'Ther adjus'tine'ntV is' limited y only the' width 0f easily'made i,-From-jwhatlhas beensaid",it will be ob-v Qviousthatfthis vise can ,be tilted 'to Yany anl 3 glethat-is' likely .to bei desired universally i j two planes, and yet themechanism is icom- 'f paliatively vlsimple* andy f the adjustments are Asia cnvenienwiyaf holding' thais-ws Vexactlyfinfhorizontalposition, I 'can' put j R'ferrin'g toV the. last s heet'of'drawin s, `I .haveshowntheinvention-ina form in w ich the vise is' made softh'at the holdercan be l swung all thejway from zero to 90 and alsol swung-.on a transverse axisin acertainiway.

ffln'fthis. case the base 40"4 is provided'with a Y slot 471l and anut 42itherein on a bolt'43 at:

desired ktohold a piece ofV `workgVV which lis wider than the space ibetween ,the-jaws Vv26 'I-holdin that'space an- :other'pairof-'Zshaped j aws `36 by introducing t-hef screws 27 into `flanges inthe bot, c ,toms ofthe jaws 36, which jaws rest onthe topsofthejaws 26.; These jaws 36' are made the sameiway, Vhaving screwsf37 for directly j.

' lWithout departing from the scope of the invention Vas expressed in theclaims.

gages aV ,nutv44 and holds the hemispherical vjaw support 46 inthe vsame way as in the V.other case. This basehas aperforation for the bo1t43. f

lIn this case two jaws 47 and 48 are mounted on the jawlsupport in a manner such as other'. This enables the support 46 to swing f approximately 90 degrees about the bolt 43.

VIn the full line vpositionshownin Figs. 6,

'7 and 8 the support 46 can be turned about j the axis of the pins 49, that is the longitudi- Y Yav 30 angle or thereabouts. This bolt en-lHVV i `described beforeaA This support` is pivoted 'l V`ontwo center pins 49 as in the other case. ,Y n v nal axis, all the Way aroundto as shown lin dotted lines. But when inthe 45" posii tion, it can `be tilted back 45 on a ltrans-VV Vverse'axis by removing the rear center pin 49, otherwiserv it is 'not necessary tordescribe the detailsqof this arrangement.

It will be seen that in both constructions,

ai very wide degree of adjustment is secured inl a very simple manner and in fact the ad-k justment is practically universal and yet the y* mechanism is simple and inexpensive; The

adjustments are made easily and yany die sinker will Vbe kable ,to understand the vmachine ywithoutany trouble. i

Although have, illustrated-and described onlytwo Vforms ofthe invention, I amaware of the fact that modifications canrr bevmade therein by any person skilled inthe art scribed, but what Iv doclaim is details of construction herein shownand `de l 1.:In a vice, the vcombination of -a 'base 'i having a'spherical seat," a support for a pair v of jaws having a sphericalrbottom univer-v Y 1 Y sally adjustable onvv said`seat,ja bolt extending through the base and support, iorfhold-I ing the'latter in 'its adjusted' positions, a hemi-sphericall nut adjustable about the diametrical .centerfof said support, said support having a ypairloffcenter pins-,projecting from opposite ends in diametricalalinement,

bearingson they base for said vcenter*pinsto permitv adjustment about their'axis, and means'whereby one of said center pinscan be removed to*permitadjustmentabout a di ametricalaxis."v Y v l l v'2.- VIn avi'ce,`the combination ofjabase, a hemi-spherica'l lsupport* tiltingly adjustable thereon, aypair of jaws, onv the .supportprojecting'from it on the opposite sidesfofja diametrical plane, and means 'for holding! the support in adjusted Vpositions `around its center, `said'base having a removablelange below whichfthe'jaw onk one side'cwis notv soy adapted 'to"descend, and having space 13o v therein below the flange for receiving said jaw when the flange is removed to vpermit adjustment to a greater angle. j

3. In a die sinkers vise, the combination of a base, a universally adjustable spherical support thereonhaving a pair of jaws projecting at opposite sides, and means for holding the support in adjusted positions around its center, said base having -ianges j= at the top engaging the exterior of the support and a space'therein under said flanges, one ,flange being removable to permit adjustment of one jaw below the top of the base. v

4. In a die sinkers vise, the combination of a base, a universally adjustable spherical support thereon having a pair of jaws projecting at opposite sides, means projecting into the support from the base for holding the support in adjusted positions around its center, said base having a space therein for receiving one of said jaws to permit'adjust ment of one jaw below the topy of the base,

l and an extra pair'of Z-shape'd jaws mounted on the first-named jaws to take in a wider pins and permitting adjustment of the sup-1 port around the center pins as a diametrical axis,`the support having a spherical seat at its center, a circular nut universally adjustable in the last-named seat, and a bolt extending up through thecentral perforation of the base and through the supportfor entering said nut and holding the support in any position to which it may be adjusted, the base having a flange around it fitting the spherical surface of the support, part of said flange being removable to permit one jaw on the support todescend below it.

6. In a die sinkers vise, the combination of a base having a central vertical perforaaffixed mysignature.

suon M. LoirQUisT.`

tion and a concentric spherical seat, a spherical support mounted for universalv adjust# vment in said seat projecting upwardly therefrom, a pair. of jawson said support, a pair of diametrlcally opposite center pins projecting from said support,l a pair ofjbearings l on the/base for supporting the center pins and permitting adjustment of the support around the center pins asa. diametrical axis,

a semicircular scale on the end of one of said center pins, a pointer on the base registering .withsaid scaleto show the angle of. adjustment, the support having a spherical seat at its center, a circular nut universally adjustable in the last-named seat, and a bolt extending up through the central perfora-` tion ofthe base and through the support for entering L said nut and holding the support in any position to Vwhich it may be adjusted,

the base having a flange around it vfitting thev spherical surface ofthe support, part of said flange being removable to permit one jaw on the support to` descend below it, one

of said center pins being removable to permit the support to be adjusted about a di`f5,

ferent axis. j

7. lIn a vise, the combina-tion of a base having a central verticalperforation and aj, concentric spherical seat, a spherical support mounted for universal adjustment in,

saidrseat projecting upwardly therefrom, a

pair of center pins projecting diametrically from opposite sides of saidsupport, a pair of bearings on the base for supportingl the centerl pins and permitting adjustment of Y .the support around the center pins as adiametrical axis, a bolt extending up through the central'perforation 0f the hase andl through the support for holding the support in, any adjusted position,y one of said Y center pins being removable to permit theA support to be 'adjusted about a different axis, anda pairvof .jaws Amounted on the .Y

sup-port.l

In testimony whereof I have hereunto 

